This paper discusses the paradox of atmosphere in urban tourism and reflects on how
atmospheric production can become a tool to improve urban liveability. I draw on …

As culture and the arts gain importance within the agendas of cities, the operation of urban
creative clusters is manifested as an effective planning tool for rundown neighbourhoods …

Tourism may be an important development opportunity for many regions, especially for
those who do not have a solid industrial tradition but a good amount of cultural resources …

The chapter analyzes the urban restructuring of an emblematic downtown quarter of
Barcelona, El Raval. Like other Mediterranean port cities which have retained historical …

This book studies the change in Mediterranean port cities, from the nineteenth century when
they flourished as a result of international economic relations and advances in transportation …

Nell'era della globalizzazione e dell'avvento del cosiddetto «villaggio globale», le città sono
i simboli di una estesa e diffusa urbanizzazione in cui i flussi materiali e immateriali di …

Edensor et al.(2010) state that the two most influential works that have shaped the concept
of the creative city are the publications of Landry and Bianchini (1995), The creative city, and …

Despite the limitations of transferring “successful urban policies” from one city to another
(González, 2011), in the last decades, Barcelona has recurrently captured the interest of …

Nella cultura islamica le facciate non esprimono il prestigio sociale ed economico di chi vi
abita. La parte più importante degli edifici sono i cortili, l'architettura è introversa e non …